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What’s not mentioned below: Tyson Ross struck out nine Nationals’ batters in the San Diego Padres 6-5 victory over the club, thanks largely in part to Justin Upton’s two home runs. Nats’ starter Gio Gonzalez was roughed up for five runs (four earned) over 4.2 innings, giving up seven hits and walking two. Bryce Harper went 2-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in the loss, his 6^th steal of the year. The Baltimore Orioles homered five times in their 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. Chris Davis, Manny Machado, and Jonathan Schoop were among the five to go deep for the team, as they roughed up Johnny Cueto to the tune of six runs over his five innings. Royals’ third baseman Mike Moustakas went 2-3 with a home run for the Royals, his 15^th of the season. Yasiel Puig’s home run helped lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4. Brett Anderson gave up three unearned runs in his start, striking out four while walking one.

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Justin Verlander was three outs away from his third career no-hitter, if it weren’t for Chris Iannetta’s leadoff double in the ninth, Verlander might have gotten it. The double was wasted, however, as Verlander retired the next three Angels batters in order en route to a complete game shutout. Verlander is starting to look more and more like his old dominant self, its just a shame that it’s coming at a time where the Tigers are six games below .500. Nonetheless, it’s nice to see the former CY Young winner regaining his old form. Verlander was backed with plenty of run support as well, getting home runs from Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Martinez, and Nick Castellanos. It’s a shame this season is going the way that it is for the Tigers, as they have an MVP candidate in J.D Martinez if the team was in the playoff hunt, and Miguel Cabrera looked like he was going to have one his classic MVP type year before going down for six weeks.

JUST AS WE EXPECTED…

Felix Hernandez returned to form this afternoon against the Oakland A’s, tossing eight innings of two run ball to help lead the Seattle Mariners to a 8-2 victory. King Felix struck out seven in the ballgame, and he ended a two-start skid in which he gave up 14 runs over eight and a third innings pitched. It was Felix’s 15^th win of the season, and he would be a top pick for the CY Young this year if he hadn’t hit these bumps in the road, as his ERA sits at 3.66 on the year; still a respectable number, but not what we expect for the usually spectacular King Felix. Nelson Cruz went 3-4 for the Mariners, clubbing his league-leading 39^th home run of the season. Third baseman Kyle Seager also went deep in the ballgame, hitting his 18^th home run of the year in the eighth inning. Chris Bassitt was on the hill for the A’s, though he lasted just 4.1 innings after giving up four runs and walking five. Billy Burns went deep for the A’s, though that was the only hit the rookie outfielder picked up in the game.

The New York Mets keep on winning, as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 and now own a 6½ game lead in the NL East. Bartolo Colon tossed seven scoreless innings, striking out eight while giving up five hits. Michael Cuddyer hit an RBI double in the first inning, and followed that up thereafter with a two-run homer to the second deck in the eighth inning. The team connected on just that one home run tonight, which is somewhat shocking since they had 14 in their two games leading up to this one. Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI triple in the ninth inning, one of three runs the team scored in the ninth. Jonathon Niese and Aaron Harang face off tomorrow in the series finale, with the Mets looking to sweep the four game set.

The Blue Jays were the Blue Jays tonight, tallying 12 runs on the Texas Rangers, giving starter David Price plenty of run support to earn his 13^th win of the season. While the Yankees keep scuffling, the Blue Jays continue to surge, as they now have a two game lead in the AL East. Price struck out eight batters across six innings of work, giving up two runs across five hits and walking one. Edwin Encarnacion and Justin Smoak both went deep for the Jays, driving in seven runs between the two of them. Adrian Beltre drove in two of the Rangers’ runs via his home run in the first inning of Price.

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The New York Yankees’ offense once again come alive this afternoon against the Houston Astros, collecting just five hits in their 6-2 loss at home. The game marked the return of Michael Pineda to the Yankees rotation, as he was activated prior to the game after being sidelined for nearly a month with a forearm strain. Pineda, despite usually being dominant at Yankee stadium, lasted just 4.1 innings, giving up five runs on six hits, including a home run to Evan Gattis in the second inning to open up the scoring. Collin McHugh struck out eight Yankees in his 6.1 innings of working, letting up two runs while walking two. The Yankees were outscored 21-4 in the three game series, with their one win coming via a walk off sac fly.

THE REST OF THE DETAILS

SAVE CHANCES

Craig Kimbrel (36)

Tyler Clippard (2)

John Axford (18)

Kenley Jansen (25)

Kevin Jepsen (8)

Junichi Tazawa (3)

Zach Britton (30)

LINEUP MOVES

RHP Rick Porcello activated from the 15-Day DL

RHP Michael Pineda activated from the 15-Day DL

INJURIES

Carlos Carrasco – 15-Day DL – (Shoulder)

Glen Perkins – Day-to-day – (Back spasms)

Brandon Crawford – Day-to-day – (Oblique)

Jacoby Ellsbury – Day-to-day – (Hip)